Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| your car keys / never / can / You / find |
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| She / is / asking me questions / always |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / she / twice / phoned / me |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / come / My parents / to help me |
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| usually / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / am |
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| to the hairdresser's / go / once a month / I / usually |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / some help with the homework / usually / They |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| John / is / late / often |
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| always / get up / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| I / go / once a year / usually / to the dentist |
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| have to go / shopping / day in, day out / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| you / Do / often / feel tired? |
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| have / We / every other day / soup |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / listens / She / when you talk to her |
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| help you / if you need it / will / rarely / Tom |
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| some petrol / every other day. / need / I travel a lot. I |
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| I / five times / saw / it |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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| to the disco? / do / often / How / you / go |
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| three times a week / go / I / to the gym |
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| I / what to say / never / know |
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| have lunch / Do / you / at home? / usually |
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| hardly ever / eat / oranges / I |
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| go / every day / you / to the gym / ? / Do |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / Kevin / always / win / Does |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / in blue / very often / She |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| pizza / Mike / eats / for dinner / often |
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| They / can / never / listen |
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| dress / in green? / I / always / Can |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
